Overview

Follow the steps below to setup Maryland's Family Leave Insurance.

1. Confirm the client's state is Maryland by going to Client > Edit > Contact Information.

2. Go to Firm > Rates & Withholding Setup > State Setup and select MD to set the appropriate state rates and limits.

   • For current MD rate information, see the state's website at Division of Employer Accounts.

3. Set, confirm or correct the MD rates.

   • If you have not previously entered this information, these fields display the 0.00 default setting.

   

4. Once you have entered the correct information for MD, click Save.

Set up the Family Leave Insurance

Set up the Family Leave Insurance deduction at Employees > Deductions & Benefits. Click on the Deductions tab and click New to add the FLI as a deduction.

• Name – Enter the name of the deduction (such as "MD FLI").

• Account – This is necessary if you are using the Bookkeeping function.

• Amount – Enter the same percentage as in the FLI Contribution Rate field on the Firm> Rates & Withholding Setup > State Setup.

• Ceiling – Enter the max amount for the deduction.

• Percent – Choose Percent in the Based on droplist.

• As appropriate, make selections in the Deduct After Tax and Exempt From sections.

  • Taxable settings must be determined by the preparer and the employer.

• Withholding Code – Choose Family Leave Insurance Plan (Gross) or Family Leave Insurance Plan (FICA) in the droplist.

• Click Save to save changes.

• Exit the screen if you are done adding deductions.

Assigning MD FLI to Employees

• Assign the MD FLI deduction to employees on the Employees > Employee Setup > Deductions tab.

  • Complete this step for each employee.

• Double-click or select the employee and click the Deductions tab. You will see the available deductions listed on the left column:

• Click the MD FLI line item and click the blue arrow button () to bring over the default deduction for the employee.

• Verify the information is correct or edit as needed.

• Click Save.

MD FLI on Tax Liability Report

Once you click Save and enter payroll for the employees, the MD FLI will show on the tax liability report.

Go to Employees > Reports (Crystal Reports® in DAS21 and prior) > Tax Liability Report.

The Family Leave Insurance for Maryland will show under the State Taxes for Maryland.